Monday, July 27, 2009

What I'll Miss.....

People keep asking me "Aren't you going to miss this?" as they point to something while bringing up the fact that I'm moving. And since my time here is limited (8 weeks from today the movers arrive....5 more Mondays, 3 more Tuesdays, 6 more Wednesday - Fridays), I decided on my drive home that I would address this question and list what I will miss about California.

First, addressing the question... Yes, there are certain aspects of California that I will miss. On the other hand, there are a number of things that I will not miss.... but that isn't what this is about. Here's some of the things that I'll miss, and I confess that I'm stealing some of these from the Queen:

The fog coming over the mountains

Walking to the Farmer's Market at the Ferry Building

Easy access to the wine country

The weather since it is pretty consistent and runs on the cooler side

The fog wrapping the city in a cool cotton blanket

My friends and their families

LaBelle's Spa for massages and their comfy, comfy robes

Tahoe, Santa Cruz, Half Moon Bay and the drives there

KFog - radio station

Friends and family coming to visit, but this way I'll have friends come East to visit me now

My Primary Care Physician.... she is really great and I feel very comfortable with her

My quilt store... I learned how to do long arm quilting there and they are really nice ladies

Monterey Bay Aquarium, even though I only went there once

All the great parks around and the great views

Camping with friends

Horseback riding in the Santa Cruz mountain area

Taking the Ferry to Sausalito

All the great restaurants

Sitting in Sam's backyard by the fire drinking sparkling wine

Medjool's, even though I haven't been there in quite some time

Watching the fireworks and the Blue Angels from the roof of my apartment

Calistoga and just resting there

I'm sure there are lots of things that I've forgotten, but those will just need to be things that I do/see when I come back and visit. And yes, I made it to a list of 22 for all you 22-ophiles. And I also wanted to note that I'll be leaving the general Bay area on 9/22... Coincidence?